Boeing 737-400 Performance

CFM56-3B2

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ABBREVIATED CHARTS

Use the following charts to quickly determine trip fuel and trip time.
737-400 Abbreviated Flight Planning Chart, CFM56-3B2
ISA Conditions
No Wind
250/280/.74
Cruise
NM Altitude Avg. TAS Air Time Air Fuel
Seed
50 100-110 345 15 1830 300
60 130-140 364 17 2190 300
70 150-160 374 19 2310 300
80 170-180 385 21 2480 300
90 190-200 397 23 2700 300
100 210-220 409 25 2920 300
110 220-230 413 27 3190 300
120 230-240 422 28 3300 300
130 250-260 444 29 3410 .74
140 270-280 441 32 3630
150 280-290 439 33 3740
160 290-300 437 35 3960
170 300-310 435 36 4070
180 310-320 433 38 4180
190 330-350 431 39 4400
200 428 41 4510
250 45 4900
300 51 5500
350 58 6180
400 65 6820
450 72 7480
500 79 8140
550 86 8800
600 93 9460
650 100 10120
700 107 10780
750 114 11440
800 121 11390
850 128 12100
900 135 12650
950 142 13310
1000 330-350 428 149 13970 .74

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TIME AND FUEL CORRECTION FOR WIND
Change in Time = Time x Wind Component/TAS
Change in Fuel = Fuel x Wind Component/TAS

737-400 Abbreviated In-flight Diversion Chart, CFM56-3B2

Based On:
280/.74 Climb
.74/250 Descent
Dist (NM) Rec. Alt. TAS (kts) Time (Min) Fuel (Lbs)
50 100-110 345 12 1540
60 130-140 361 15 1870
70 150-160 371 17 1980
80 19 2090
90 29 2310
100 150-160 371 22 2420
110 160-170 377 24 2530
120 170-180 382 25 2640
130 180-190 394 27 2810
140 190-200 394 29 2970
150 200-210 400 30 3080
160 210-220 406 31 3190
170 220-230 412 33 3300
180 230-240 418 34 3410
190 240-250 445 35 3520
200 250-260 445 37 3630
220 260-270 443 40 3850
240 280-290 440 43 4070
260 45 4290
280 48 4570
300 51 4790
320 54 5010
340 56 5230
360 59 5450
380 62 5670
400 280-290 440 65 5890
Note: Distance is from point of diversion to alternate.

Additional allowances that must be included to obtain the total fuel required:
• APU Operation - 2.5 lbs/min
• Taxi - 25 lbs/min
• In-Flight Flaps Down Maneuvering: 200 lbs/min

• 45 Minute Reserve, 250 kts below 10,000 ft; Long Range Cruise @ 10,000 ft and above

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 Pressure Altitude (Ft) Fuel (Lbs)
30,000 3800
25,000 3900
20,000 4100
15,000 4200
10,000 4400
9,000 4000
5,000 4200

• Holding Fuel
Altitude (Ft) Fuel Flow (Lbs/Hr) Fuel Flow (Lbs/Min)
30,000 4700 78
25,000 4760 79
20,000 4780 80
15,000 4860 81
10,000 4980 83

TAKEOFF CHARTS
737-400 Maximum Takeoff %N1, CFM56-3B2
MAXIMUM TAKEOFF %N1
PMC ON

AIRPORT
PRESSURE ALTITUDE FT
OAT

°C -1000 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000

54 93.3 94.1 93.6

52 93.6 94.2 94.2 93.7
50 93.8 94.3 94.3 94.3 93.9
48 84.0 94.5 94.4 94.4 94.4 94.1
46 94.1 94.7 94.6 94.5 94.5 94.6 94.4
44 94.3 94.8 94.8 94.7 94.7 94.7 94.8 94.6
42 94.5 95.0 95.0 94.9 94.9 94.8 94.9 95.0 94.8
40 94.5 95.2 95.2 95.1 95.0 95.1 95.1 95.2 95.1 94.9
38 94.8 95.3 95.4 95.3 95.2 95.3 95.3 95.4 95.3 95.2
36 95.1 95.5 95.5 95.5 95.4 95.6 95.6 95.6 95.5 95.4
34 95.3 95.7 95.7 95.7 95.6 95.8 95.8 95.8 95.7 95.6
32 95.5 95.9 95.9 95.8 95.8 96.0 96.0 95.9 95.9 95.8
30 95.2 96.1 96.1 96.0 96.0 96.3 96.2 96.1 96.0 96.0
28 94.9 95.8 96.3 96.2 96.2 96.5 96.4 96.3 96.2 96.1
26 94.6 95.5 96.0 96.4 96.4 96.6 96.5 96.5 96.4 96.3
24 94.2 95.2 95.6 96.1 96.5 96.8 96.7 96.7 96.6 96.5
22 93.9 94.8 95.3 95.7 96.2 96.9 96.9 96.9 96.8 96.6
20 93.6 94.2 95.0 95.4 95.9 96.6 97.1 97.1 97.0 96.9
18 93.3 94.2 94.7 95.1 95.6 96.3 96.8 97.3 97.2 97.1
16 93.0 93.9 94.3 94.8 95.2 96.0 96.4 96.9 97.4 97.3
14 92.6 93.5 94.0 94.4 94.9 95.6 96.1 96.6 97.0 97.5
12 92.3 93.2 93.7 94.1 94.6 95.3 95.8 96.3 96.7 97.2
10 92.0 92.9 93.4 93.8 94.2 95.0 95.4 95.9 96.4 96.8
8 91.7 92.6 93.0 93.4 93.9 94.6 95.1 95.6 96.0 96.5
6 91.3 92.2 92.7 93.1 93.6 94.3 94.7 95.3 95.7 96.2
4 91.0 91.9 92.4 92.8 93.2 93.9 94.4 94.9 95.3 95.8
2 90.7 91.6 92.0 92.4 92.9 93.6 94.1 94.6 95.0 95.5
0 90.4 91.2 91.7 92.1 92.6 93.3 93.7 94.2 94.7 95.1
-2 90.0 90.9 91.4 91.8 92.2 92.9 93.4 93.9 94.3 94.8

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 -4 89.7 90.6 91.0 91.4 91.9 92.6 93.0 93.5 94.0 94.4
-6 89.4 90.2 90.7 91.1 91.5 92.2 92.7 93.2 93.6 94.1
-8 89.0 89.9 90.3 90.7 91.2 91.9 92.3 92.8 93.3 93.7
-10 88.7 89.6 90.0 90.4 90.8 91.5 92.0 92.5 92.9 93.4
-12 88.3 89.2 89.7 90.0 90.5 91.2 91.6 92.1 92.5 93.0
-14 88.0 88.9 89.3 89.7 90.2 90.8 91.3 91.8 92.2 92.6
-16 87.7 88.5 89.0 89.4 89.8 90.5 90.9 91.4 91.8 92.3
-18 87.3 88.2 88.6 89.0 89.5 90.1 90.6 91.1 91.5 91.9
-20 87.0 87.8 88.3 88.7 89.1 89.8 90.2 90.7 91.1 91.6
-22 86.6 87.5 87.9 88.3 88.7 89.4 89.9 90.3 90.8 91.2
-24 86.3 87.1 87.6 88.0 88.4 89.1 89.5 90.0 90.4 90.8
-26 85.9 86.8 87.2 87.6 88.0 88.7 89.1 89.6 90.0 90.5
-28 85.6 86.4 86.9 87.2 87.7 88.4 88.8 89.3 89.7 90.1
-30 85.2 86.0 86.5 86.9 87.3 88.0 88.4 88.9 89.3 89.7

VALID FOR PMC ON, A/C AUTO, ENGINE ANTI-ICE ON OR OFF.

FOR A/C OFF ADD 1.0% N1.
DO NOT OPERATE ENGINE ANTI-ICE "ON" AT AIRPORT OAT ABOVE 10°C.

737-400 Flaps 5 Takeoff V-Speeds, CFM56-3B2

GROSS
WT
1000 LB V1 VR V2
150 156 160 166
140 159 153 160
130 143 146 154
120 136 139 148
110 129 131 142
100 122 124 136
90 114 116 130
86 111 113 128

737-400 V-Speed Adjustments

• Adjust V1/Vr as shown in Zone Table below.

• Subtract 1 knot from V1 for each 1.0% downhill runway slope.

• Add 1 knot to V1 for each 1.0% uphill runway slope.

• Subtract 1 knot from Vr for each 5 kts of tailwind.

• Observe the following Vmcg speeds.

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 Pressure Altitude - 1000 feet
°F 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000

120 107 105 103 101

100 112 110 108 105 103 101 99
80 116 114 113 110 109 106 104
60 116 114 113 112 111 109 108
-60 118 116 115 113 112 110 109

• Increase Vmcg 2 kts for engine A/C bleeds off.

• If V1 exceeds Vr, make VR equal to V1 and increase V2 the same amount Vr is increased.

CLIMB CHARTS
737-400 Max Climb %N1 250/280/.74M, CFM56-3B2

MAX CLIMB %N1

250/280/.74M
Engine Bleeds for A/C AUTO

TAT PRESSURE ALTITUDE

°C
S.L. 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000 37000
50 90.9 91.1 92.3
45 91.5 91.7 92.8
40 92.0 92.2 93.3 93.6 93.8
35 92.1 92.7 93.8 94.1 94.3
30 92.2 93.2 94.2 94.6 94.7 94.9
25 91.4 93.0 94.3 94.9 95.1 95.3
20 90.6 92.8 94.4 95.3 95.5 95.7 95.8
15 89.9 92.0 93.6 95.1 95.9 96.1 96.2
10 89.1 91.2 92.8 94.9 96.3 96.5 96.5 96.5 96.5
5 88.3 90.4 92.0 94.1 95.7 96.9 97.1 97.1 97.1
0 87.5 89.6 91.2 93.2 95.1 97.2 97.6 97.6 97.6
-5 86.7 88.8 90.4 92.3 94.2 96.3 97.9 98.1 98.1
-10 85.9 87.9 89.5 91.4 93.3 95.4 98.2 98.5 98.5
-15 86.1 87.1 88.7 90.6 92.4 94.5 97.3 98.9 98.9
-20 84.2 86.3 87.8 89.7 91.5 93.6 96.3 99.2 99.2
-25 83.4 85.4 86.9 88.8 90.6 92.7 95.4 98.4 98.7
-30 82.6 84.5 86.0 87.9 89.7 91.7 94.4 97.6 98.1
-35 81.7 83.7 85.1 87.0 88.8 90.8 93.5 98.5 97.1
-40 80.8 82.8 84.2 86.1 87.9 89.8 92.5 95.5 96.1
-50 79.1 81.0 82.4 84.2 85.9 87.9 90.5 93.4 94.0
A/C
OFF
A/C +0
0735 +0
0835 +0 6 +0 7 +0 8 +0 8 +0 59 +0 69 +0 69
HIGH
ENGINE
A/I
WING
A/I ON
ON 0
12 0 12 001 943 101 044 101 046 101 047 00
1
18
00
1
20
00
1
20

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CRUISE CHARTS

737-400 Optimum Altitude, CFM56-3B2

OPTIMUM
WEIGHT
ALTITUDE
1000 LB
FEET
150 29500
145 30200
140 31000
135 31800
130 32600
125 33500
120 34400
115 35300
110 36200
105 37000
100 37000

737-400 Mach .74 Cruise Chart, CFM56-3B2

ALL ENGINES A/C AUTO

PRESS IAS
ALT STD GROSS WEIGHT 1000 LB
1000 TAT
FEET TAS 150 145 140 135 130 125 120 115 110 105 100 95 90 85 80
238 90.8 88.9 87.4 86.2 85.1 84.1 83.2 82.3 81.5 80.8
37 -33 -11 -4
424 2743 2583 2459 2356 2267 2183 2106 2036 1972 1915
244 92.4 90.2 88.5 87.2 86.0 85.0 84.1 83.2 82.4 81.6 80.9 80.3
36 -33 -19 -9 -1
425 3016 2825 2674 2553 2452 2364 2279 2201 2131 2044 2006 1956
250 92.1 90.1 88.6 87.3 86.2 85.2 84.4 83.5 82.8 82.0 81.3 80.7 80.1
35 -30 -15 -6 1
426 3101 2921 2778 2662 2562 2472 2388 2310 2239 2173 2114 2063 2011
255 91.7 89.9 88.6 87.4 86.4 85.8 84.6 83.8 83.1 82.4 81.7 81.1 80.5 80.0
34 -28 -11 -4 3
428 3186 3018 2883 2772 2672 2584 2489 2421 2349 2283 2222 2168 2117 2072
261 91.3 89.8 88.6 87.5 86.3 85.7 84.9 84.1 83.4 82.7 82.1 81.5 80.9 80.4 79.9
33 -26 -8 -2 5
430 3273 3117 2989 2861 2784 2695 2611 2533 2462 2395 2333 2277 2226 2179 2137
267 89.7 88.5 87.6 86.7 85.8 85.1 84.4 83.7 83.0 82.4 81.8 81.3 80.8 80.3 79.9
32 -24 1 6
432 3219 3097 2993 2899 2809 2726 2648 2577 2509 2447 2391 2338 2290 2247 2207
273 88.5 87.6 86.8 86.0 85.3 84.6 83.9 83.3 82.7 82.2 81.6 81.1 80.7 80.3 79.9
31 -22 8
434 3209 3108 3015 2926 2843 2766 2694 2626 2564 2507 2454 2405 2361 2320 2202
279 87.6 86.9 86.1 85.4 84.8 84.2 83.6 83.0 82.5 82.0 81.5 81.0 80.6 80.2 79.9
30 -19
436 3225 3132 3044 2962 2886 2814 2748 2683 2626 2573 2523 2476 2436 2397 2363
285 86.9 86.3 85.6 85.0 84.4 83.8 83.3 82.8 82.3 81.8 81.4 81.0 80.6 80.3 80.0
29 -17
438 3252 3165 3084 3008 2936 2869 2806 2749 2695 2644 2598 2556 2516 2481 2449

ISA AVERAGE %N1 REQUIRED

MAX TAT FOR THRUST RATING
ISA FUEL FLOW LB/HR/ENG

MAX TAT NOT SHOWN FOR HOTTER THAN ISA + 30°C CONDITIONS.
INCREASE/DECREASE TARGET %N1 BY 1% PER 5°C ABOVE/BELOW STD TAT
INCREASE/DECREASE FUEL FLOW 1% PER 5°C ABOVE/BELOW STD TAT
INCREASE/DECREASE TAS BY 1 KT PER 1°C ABOVE/BELOW STD TAT

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737-400 300 KIAS Cruise Chart, CFM56-3B2

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LANDING CHARTS

737-400 Landing Speeds

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